The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-01-03
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by MARION HAELASD.
PAaTg-Ny FjnSr COMPANY DINNER Is sfnvkp.
lcopynSnted, lSsd, by tho Author
We dined u5ually NJ two. Al three the
dishes were set on The table. had 60.
capped from Tho patlor 10 assist Grace In
It. In the same recess from draw
ing.room duty I Waited the kitchen, peep.
OF at tho turkey and tasted the coup. 1t
was thin, and 30 dissantly suggestive Of
any favor Whatever that + asked Emily II
she had put IN all tho chicken and ham.
"It's all dsr," sho responded, fishing up
a merry thigh and wing tom tho depths
OF the pot. "But faint bile 90 strong's !
'spec!ed."
The broth was grpaAy and gray, unp!eas'
ing 10 the eye, iusipid as to saete. l wa
utterly inexperienced III soup.making,b but
/ made the excuse TO lily 10 the house anu
take counsel with Miaa Leslie. Under the
canton OF "R'ch White Soup found
directions for putting into q hu!te,ed pot
two large fat fowis, two pounds Of veal or
four ca!l'c feet. When these were boiled
tender (she said one hour the breasts Of
the Ch!ckens-
Too iats for that! The cold sweat damp.
enod The fingers that held the book. 30.
low we're objections for four hard.boiled
egg, q dczea sweet almonds, hnlt a dozen
bitter ones, blanched aud broken small
All wore 10 be pounded in & mortar, and
added to tho soap alter |. was Btswed to
two quarts. A quart OF cream Tor rich
milk was to DO boiled aeparatelyand added
hot 10 the soup, . lttle Az q time. Cover
1t, and let IL simmer a few mipuses longer:
t"Ihis noup is suited 10 municipalities"
IGropped tho book In IN ugony, sped
back to the kitchen and set desperately
! about M original composition. Calling
for q pint Of milk, I beatei 1t, stirred in u
nionst,ons lump Of butler rolled In flour,
and, as 1t th;cksned, four raw eggs, beaten
Hight. Then ! strained the liquid In the
pot, finding only psrt OF 4 heshlese akele.
ton and c scrapEd ham bone at the bot
tom; returned /. to the fire, seasoned il
! with pepper, 6aIt, Il bit Of onion MINCED
into lnyisibili!y and chopped parsley,
brought II 10 = boil, added the thickened
milk and poured al! Into the tureen. It
might DO u succsas. II would be, more
likely, a mess, Yet 1t YVES unexpectedly
Rola:able aad looked well, al,houJh pale
buff In that instead Of white. / had never
heard, in cookery books or out, Of poor
but aoup," bu. this was IN era Of dis
cnvDry. Ihad no time 10 spend on proba-
bilitiea and iancies.
Grace had donned her Sunday clothes.
the broth, when ladled cent up . goodly
smell.
"iour cook knows how 10 make soup"
remarked the gentle guest In Gipalug he,s.
II am glad you have ionnd 60 good u
one. Hired nerV:ilts are usually so indit-
ferent."
Johns glancn Gt mo was full OF encour-
sgement, ye. triumphant.
what did | tell you?' It said.
Something linotted up cutious,y ID my
Observation-Disclosures at the result OF my
experiment, aud suspenseiul breads Of the
courses yet unt1ied. ii
The turkey waB get before John, the
epsre-riba before me; q double line Of
vegetables connected the principal dishes
1t was before the days OF diners a. Ia NuSv.
Johu wss On excellent carver, but lloted
how the muscles stood out in his wis. as
he wrenened OF . log. Down the aisle
left by tho vegetables sud net wholly OBJ
atructed by castor, celery and pickle
stands, I could eee the pink has Of tho
breast near tho hone; blessed the self.
control that enGbled the carver TO talk on
Of parish mattefa while he piled our plates
with ~surisco slices. II was not wholly
Eu,iy's fault that the fowl waa rare aud
tough. Animsl aud fre.heat had INST to-
getter in lie undoiuy. Mrs. FL. and | got
Ill that wac psssably cooked and John
screened bis plate with his glass OF water
to keep no from eeeing that he ate only
the stufiing himself. The potatoes we're
fairly tclsrsblc, the ,urnipa established ali
average by being unfairly in.olersbls,, be-
ing lumpy, waIcry and cool. Again, to
maintain the equilibrium, the aasccar2ni
war Dedicated Gticks with adherent moss
like mats o.. caaess on Top, and the hearts,
OF the sweet potatossby comparison would
have made Phasaoh'6 like Fax, Herod's
like urto mush. They seemed to hava
cooked hard as eg2a do.
Mr5. h. praised the Jelly and the pickles
which had nosmGde, and remarked upon
the excellence of the infringement, all the
mQle warmly whsn I told her vhoss gilt
it was. l almoaS broke down with the
telling. Did ever poor child need moth
er's help more than | just now? Mira. Ii.
did not eat the ernst Of her pie, | observed.
l should have bean uneasy tor her had she
go fer sacrificed tast0 sud digestion to
civi!ity. A queerer compound eve Wis.
tied my table, an assertion thst covers
much GROUND.
I asked Em'ly alterward how che made
it.
~ allus york plenty O. lard inter de
-four an make up my pss'ry dat ar way.
Oar ia folks whar vets it wid watar an
bases il, wid butter. DG:'s daid-sho' fur
t. make it tougher m viii. iss.her. An
tough pas'ry-Lordy, Miss Marion, tain
for nobody to eat!"
But | gave out G heaping cupiul OF
for it. What became OF til"
"Ei dgt ain 'nough to make II poesum
now! Lor', Miss Marion! dom tell
me you ain see It Gu de top o. de pie!
While dc pies is bakin' I jss' rnbs 'em
down n:ce wild butter, came like ing sam
rub down Mara Joha'u horse, tell dey
fyarly ehinest :" f9
Her crust YVES caalk-whitc, irisble and
atrocious. Moreover, tho undercruet was
l could have wopt at the sacrifice
Of elk cupfuis Of honemsGe m;ncc meat,
| mentioned 10 Emily thst I had supposed
the pies would be moro plump.
~ ':aarkel pom dat berry thing ter
Ung' Sam, whenf drawed 'em outer de
oven. He say he reckon de beef in'em
NUS e been kill in de dark O. dc moon.
sutnoy did sarunk powerful. l was
fyar SHANE fur to sem il up to de tablet"
/ can tell it with q emile, but there is an
odd po!a. yet in tho "Reminiscences OF the
day that began so we'll and ended 80 ill.
When the slowsIa bad rolled to tho tree
tops, the bland old lady kissed me good
bye" thanked ms Tor "a very pleasant
gave and Invitation to us to dine,
sup and spend the night IN her hospitable
mansion in q weeks time, and took her
departpre. 14- af